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She puts Goan culture on Portuguese TVShe is a Portuguese citizen of Goan origin who believes there is much more to Goa than just just beaches and night life.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Apr 2010 | 9:26 am Sri Lankan director's 'Shadows of Silence' going to CannesParis-based Sri Lankan director Pradeepan Raveendran's film "Shadows of Silence", listed as a French entry, will be presented in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival between May 12-23.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Apr 2010 | 9:24 am 'The Bounty Hunter' - worth a missThe basic premise for this comedy is decent.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Apr 2010 | 8:44 am Malaysian film 'Upin and Ipin' set for India releaseMalaysian animated film "Upin and Ipin" will be released across India next month, marking its first major commercial foray, said its producer Burhanuddin Mohammed Radzi today.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Apr 2010 | 8:21 am I am totally hosting IPL awards, says Karan Johar
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 22 Apr 2010 | 7:03 am I am totally hosting IPL awards, says Karan JoharDirector-producer Karan Johar says he is going ahead with plans to host the Indian Premier League (IPL) Awards despite the controversy surrounding the cricket extravaganza, which he describes as one of India's most "prestigious brands".Source: Entertainment News | 22 Apr 2010 | 6:54 am Telugu film producers to cut production costs
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 22 Apr 2010 | 6:29 am After budget blues, Yash Raj puts Kabir Khan's epic on holdThe big budget crunch seems to have hit Yash Raj Films, one of the biggest production houses in the entertainment industry, which has decided to shelve Kabir Khan's lavish big-budget epic.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Apr 2010 | 6:15 am Kylie announces All the Lovers release dateAustralian pop star Kylie Minogue is set to release a new single, All the Lovers, on June 25. The single will be the first track from her upcoming album Aphrodite, due out a week later on July 5.Source: | 22 Apr 2010 | 6:12 am Shekhar Kapur, Julia Roberts team up for biopic
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 22 Apr 2010 | 6:01 am Shekhar Kapur, Julia Roberts team up for biopicInternationally acclaimed Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur is reportedly gearing up to direct a biopic of famed English explorer George Mallory to be produced by Hollywood star Julia Roberts and director Kevin Townsend.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Apr 2010 | 5:48 am Salman turns villain for Mr India 2
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 22 Apr 2010 | 5:35 am Vidya creates magic on cover of Hi! Living
There is something about Vidya Balan and the cameras that every time she comes on screen; she turns into the seductress, this temptress who will hypnotise you into committing a thousand sins. The cover of Hi! Living magazine is one you can stare at forever as Vidya shines through in her classic Indian attire, looking every bit of beautiful woman that she is.
The cover shoot took place in the pristine locales of Kerala which also happens to be Vidya's hometown. The backdrop shows the beautiful backwaters and lush greens that have been captured by photographer Joy Datta in an exceptional manner. The theme of the magazine celebrates the Indian beauty and the inimitable quality of it and who better than Vidya to stand as a case in point for that. Staying true to the premise, Vidya was dressed in classic Indian designs and luxurious ethnic wears by Sabyasachi and traditional jewellery was by PC Jwellers.
The Goddess that Vidya looked is one you will have to catch in the April 2010 Issue of Hi! Living magazine.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 Apr 2010 | 5:31 am New but not raw - Bollywood newcomers come preparedThe mantra in Bollywood is no more about learning on the job, but coming prepared before the director calls "action".Source: Entertainment News | 22 Apr 2010 | 5:23 am Raajneeti isn't about any politician: Prakash Jha
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 22 Apr 2010 | 5:18 am Minissha Lamba wants to be the next JodhaaBollywood actress Minissha Lamba, who has donned both glamorous and non-glamorous roles, said that she is keen on doing a period drama like Jodhaa Akbar. The 25-year-old actress said she is interested in history than anything else.Source: | 22 Apr 2010 | 5:13 am I hope Phoonk 3 is never made: Karan JoharBollywood director Karan Johar has hit out at filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, expressing hope that the latter's third instalment in the scary franchise Phoonk is never made.Source: | 22 Apr 2010 | 4:51 am Leona Lewis criticises "stupid" drinkers
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 22 Apr 2010 | 4:06 am Locked outVice Chancellor stalls shoot after being disallowed to enter his campus.Source: | 22 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am "Housefull will prove that I can do comedy as well" - Jiah Khan
There is a lot more to Jiah Khan than just a babe in the bikini from Housefull. She is fullness personified. A great dusky figure, a heavy British accent, a super sex appeal and of course, oodles of talent. Of course, she is undeniably beautiful - like a cross between a Vargas girl and a Disney cartoon with big, brown eyes and a wide, easy smile - and I can't help but wonder whether male television executives have simply been too hypnotised by her dazzling physical attributes in her previous films to bother listening to anything she has to say. She is far more animated and witty in conversation than she appears on screen. She may look like the Halle Berry coming out of the water in a Bond film but she doesn't sound like one. She sounds a lot sweeter, and that makes you fall for her. Is it her accent? Who knows? But one thing's good about this girl. She does know that being a beautiful celebrity isn't a bed of roses. UK's Harrow Observer columnist and Bollywood Hungama's London correspondent chats with Jiah Khan on her first comic film Housefull, what's she been up to these days in London and much more in this quick chirpy chat.
Sajid Khan calls you sweet and hot. So what's the general perception here? Hot or sweet? (Laughs) You know, I can't really compliment myself on this one. That's really nice of Sajid Khan to have said this about me. But my perception is the 'sweet' one rather than the 'hot' one.
Housefull will prove that I can do comedy as well
Ever since Nishabd released, the heads have turned critically. Then followed Ghajini and the commercial heads turned too. You've got both - critical and commercial acclaim. What's Housefull going to bring?
Oh my god! Housefull will prove that I can do comedy as well. I try and do very different roles from all my previous films. This again is very different. I've never attempted comedy before and I'm sure that audiences are going to like this one too.
Your director is also raving about the fact that he has made you all do some maddening stuff. How was it going mad with Sajid? (Laughs) I think you should be asking this to Sajid. I don't know (laughs). I don't have that much experience working with directors who turn you mad (laughs). My previous two directors, Ram Gopal Varma and Muragadoss had failed to make me mad (laughs). Sajid really guides you into the scene if you're an actor. He is so light hearted on the sets that it helps us with the comic roles. As far as Sajid doing something mad and different, well, he made me wear a bikini.
British comedies are so famous. Then there are stand up comedians. As a person, what sort of comedy films or tele series or stand up comedians has inspired you in your growing up years?
To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of comedy. I am a sucker for psychological thrillers. If anything I'd associate myself to is sarcastic humour, which I think is very British and comes from my upbringing. Nothing specific. I haven't been into comedy ever. Housefull is my first ever experience and I don't even watch comedy films and tele series. I don't watch too much television. If there is any comedy I was a witness to, it was a Sajid Khan film Heyy Babyy. I loved the film.
After having worked with the best in business, Mr Amitabh Bachchan, how did Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal and Riteish Deshmukh come across? For me, the actors you've mentioned are huge stars in India. They have done so much in their life. Yes, there is a sense of nervousness in me when I work with established and famous names. All three were light hearted. They cracked jokes and played pranks. With Mr. Bachchan, you get to see a much superior personality with immense respect. He is a little more serious too. The Housefull gang was fun and frolic. We became family and were travelling together out of India most of the time.
Tell us something about Lara Dutta
I loved Lara Dutta in Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. I think she was hilarious in the film. She looks gorgeous. We didn't really sit together and exchanged acting tips. It didn't happen. But yes, we did a lot of shopping, diet and exercise. And with Sajid Khan around, you don't have time to sit down (laughs).
And Deepika Padukone? Deepika is a much focused actress. She is very young and it's good to see the youngsters, including me, who are focused about their profession. She is achieving so much at an early age that is mystical.
Let's talk about marriages. Marriages? (Laughs)
Hey, don't worry. I know marriages will make you dizzy. But what sort of guy would be interested in you? A guy interested in me? That's a tough question (laughs). My god! That's the hardest question. The right kind for Jiah would be easy to answer. I am very similar to my character in Housefull. I want a man to come on a white horse and rescue me away. I am shy and reserved and a diehard romantic. I'd expect a lot from my man (laughs).
I am very similar to my character in Housefull. I want a man to come on a white horse and rescue me away
So what if Arjun, Akshay and Riteish came on a white horse. Who would you pick? (Laughs) This is insane. Well, it would not be me picking the guys. It has to be the one who grabs me first. How can I pick up a guy? Don't guys actually pick up on girls? By the way, Arjun Rampal is really good looking, isn't he? (Laughs).
In three years career, is Jiah Khan going to stay here for good? Or are you planning to go the Freida Pinto way? I don't really think about things like these. When we make plans, it sometimes doesn't work. Nothing is planned and nothing is in our hands. But at the same time I was in New York when I got a film like Nishabd. I want to wake up in the morning and start work as soon as possible. That's what I want to do and keep on doing. More films. In terms of my films, I can't really say what films I'm going to sign and where they'll land me to.
You speak a heavy British accent and look unconventional too. So are you going to be a lucky mascot for Akshay Kumar just like your compatriot Katrina Kaif? (Laughs) I can never say anything like that. A lot of people want to see more of me, I agree. Let's see how Housefull does. Currently, I'm working on a film in London. It's a British-American film and hopefully it'll be my next film after Housefull. In terms of getting lucky, again, it's not planned. But yes, I'd love to work with Akshay Kumar again.
So what has Jiah got on to the table in Housefull? Mostly people vision me as a sensuous, out there, wild and a carefree girl. But Sajid thought otherwise. He went the other way. I was so closer to the role I was portraying that even Sajid was unaware of. So I got a lot of the gestures and dialogues on to the table because that's how I am. I liked that. People who are close to me will relate to my character but those who aren't will think it's a different role which Jiah Khan is portraying.
Anybody in particular you'd like to work with in Bollywood as far as directors are concerned? Yes. I'd like to work with Mani Ratnam. I love his movies and I've been seeing all his films from childhood. I've grown up watching Mani Ratnam's films.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 Apr 2010 | 3:46 am Milenge Milenge in trouble againUnwilling to work with Shahid, Kareena stalls promotional video.Source: | 22 Apr 2010 | 3:43 am Will Raavana premiere at IIFA?The Abhishek-Aishwarya starrer might be screened at 11th edition of the awards ceremony in Sri Lanka.Source: | 22 Apr 2010 | 3:31 am Ganesh Leela going off air on May 10Now this piece of news will not please the producer and more importantly, the Lord himself. Sahara One is all set to shut curtain on Ganesh Leela, a show which it had launched amidst much fanfare in August 2009. This CreativeSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 22 Apr 2010 | 3:21 am I am totally hosting IPL awards, says Karan Johar - Sify
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 22 Apr 2010 | 3:20 am Anu Malik to quit Indian Idol? - Oneindia
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 22 Apr 2010 | 3:16 am I have exactly 15 words in Hindi in 'Shor': Sendhil RamamurthyUS-based Indian actor Sendhil Ramamurthy, who is unhappy with his English film "It's A Wonderful Afterlife" being dubbed into Hindi, will make his Bollywood debut with "Shor" and says he has just 15 words to speak in the entire movie.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Apr 2010 | 3:06 am Exclusive: Mani Ratnam and Rahman are all set to recreate magic with Raavan
Jimi Hendrix once said, "Music is a safe kind of high". Well then, you're just two days away before you get high. So be prepared for an overdose of musical madness. Thanks to Mani Ratnam and A.R. Rahman, who've weaved their magic in Raavan. As we are just one day away from the music launch of the year for the 2010's most awaited film, there has been a latest development in the music front. Sources say that Asha Bhonsle has recently recorded a song for Mani's Raavan for the Tamil version. We also hear that for one of his tracks called 'Kata Kata' which is sung by Ila Arun, Sapna Awasthi and Kunal Ganjawala in the Hindi version of the film, the maverick director shot this big budget song with 500 dancers in Jhansi along with choreographer Ganesh Acharya, which took four days to wrap up.
And if you liked Abhishek Bachchan in and as Raavan in the 30 second trailer and the first look, think again! In the tamil version's Raavan, Vikram will also take you by surprise (see the pic). In almost the same identical look and make up which Abhishek dons in the Hindi version, this is Vikram at his best. This is Vikram's biggest roles in his longstanding career and his stellar acting skills are the much talked about in tinseltown, as he apparently shines alongside Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as the hero and the villain in this bi-lingual film. Prithviraj will play the antagonist in the Tamil version of Raavan.
But if there is one thing which makes Raavan unique, (besides acting) is its music. A.R. Rahman is back with the vengeance and is all set to give his best work ever as per the sources. He has done it in the past for Mani Ratnam in Dil Se and Bombay but in Raavan, he is going to be one notch higher. We guess he also heard Jimi Hendrix well.
The Hindi and Tamil track list features the best of the best in Indian music - A.R. Rahman himself, Asha Bhonsle, Sukhwinder Singh, Kailash Kher, Reena Bhardwaj, Rashid Ali, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Naresh Iyer, Shreya Ghoshal, Karthik, Malgudi Subha, Ila Arun, Kunal Ganjawala, Sapna Awasthi and Sonu Niigaam.
It's definitely going to be a sound evening or is it?
Below is the Tamil track list of Raavan:
'Veera Veera' by A.R. Rahman and Kailash Kher
'Kata Kata' by Ila Arun, Malgudi Subha, Sonu Niigaam
'Kaadhale' by Shreya Ghoshal
'Madhuvanam' by Asha Bhonsle and Chitra Sivaram
'Moozhgi Vidaya' by Karthik
'Aaruyir Nenje' by Mahalaxmi Iyer and Rashid Ali
Below is the Hindi track list of Raavan:
'Beera Beera' by Vijay Prakash and Mustafa.
'Behene De' by Karthik
'Thok de Killi' by Sukhwinder Singh and Am'nico,
'Ranjha Ranjha' by Rekha Bharadwaj and Javed Ali
'Khilli Re' by Reena Bharadwaj.
'Kata Kata' by Ila arun, Sapna Awasthi and Kunal GanjawalaSource: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 Apr 2010 | 3:06 am Housefull will prove that I can do comedy as well: Jiah KhanThere is a lot more to Jiah Khan than just a babe in the bikini from Housefull. She is fullness personified. A great dusky figure, a heavy British accent, a super sex appeal and of course, oodles of talent. Of course,Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 22 Apr 2010 | 3:02 am Ratan celebrates her birthday with ashram kidsRatan aka Laali of Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo fame celebrated her birthday yesterday. However her birthday was not celebrated on the sets as that’s how most lead actors do. Reason being, the birthday girl took an off from herSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:58 am Robert Downey Jr to play Wizard of Oz?New York (ANI): Robert Downey Jr. is reportedly set to play the lead role in an upcoming prequel of the 'The Wizard of Oz'. Production Weekly reports that the actor, who is also in yet to release comic book sequel ‘IronSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:57 am Anu Malik to quit Indian Idol?It’s just three days left for Indian Idol season 5 to hit airwaves and it seems a furor regarding financial issues has cropped up amongst the jury. It’s well known that this season of Sony’s musical reality show has Anu Malik,Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:56 am Two females sharing Apartment are not lesbians: Tanushree DuttaLesbian pairing of Tanushree Dutta and Neetu Chandra. Darr meeting Girlfriend. Sex element. Cat fight amongst the leading ladies. Tiff between Tanushree and Rohit Roy. These are some of the many rumours that have been floating around for last 8-10 monthsSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:52 am Brooke Shields discusses underage nude picLondon (ANI): Brooke Shields is happy that the photographer who clicked her nude picture of her as a child was not able to make out profit from it, calling his financial struggles "justice". The ‘Pretty Baby’ star posed nude for photographerSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:50 am Vidya Balan with her magic looks on Hi! LivingThere is something about Vidya Balan and the cameras that every time she comes on screen; she turns into the seductress, this temptress who will hypnotise you into committing a thousand sins. The cover of Hi! Living magazine is one youSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:47 am Dali takes Bollywood kitsch artist to surreal realmThe distance between Bollywood kitsch art and Spanish master Salvador Dali is a light year, but for Gurgaon-based pop artist Baba Anand, the progression from one to the other has been natural.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:47 am I hope 'Phoonk 3' is never made: Karan Johar
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:44 am "Two females sharing Apartment are not lesbians" - Tanushree Dutta
Lesbian pairing of Tanushree Dutta and Neetu Chandra. Darr meeting Girlfriend. Sex element. Cat fight amongst the leading ladies. Tiff between Tanushree and Rohit Roy. These are some of the many rumours that have been floating around for last 8-10 months ever since the shooting of Apartment kick started. Though Neetu plays the role of a schizophrenic in Apartment and Tanushree is a victim, the promotional focus (whether designed or by chance) has stayed on the aforementioned elements rather than the thriller quotient of Apartment. Naturally, Tanushree is upset. In a free wheeling conversation with Joginder Tuteja, Tanushree Dutta talks about Apartment being anything but the aforementioned angles, why she chose the role of a victim over the tormentor and her general unhappiness over the way rumours have floated around the film.
In the middle of last year, when the shooting of Apartment had started, there were speculations around the film being a story of two lesbians. In fact it was safely assumed that at least one of the two leading ladies would be having sexual orientation towards females. Is that the case here?
Please don't expect anything of that nature at all. These things have been plugged by sources who want the film to look tantalising. Just because two females are sharing an apartment here, it doesn't mean that they are lesbians. There are so many guys who share an apartment too in real life. That doesn't make them gays. Titbits around the lesbian angle have just been plugged into media. All of this is entirely fictional. This is just overactive PR machinery in motion here.
Didn't you have a conversation with the producers around this? See, I am not here to do the blame game. Also I am not saying that the producers are spreading these rumours. Perhaps even they don't know who is doing that. May be there are forces which do not want Apartment to work. They want to malign our reputation.
So let's talk about something which is there in the film. In Apartment, are we looking at a hard hitting dramatic thriller? Yes, absolutely. It is an absolutely hard hitting psychological thriller. There is a lot of grit element in it and it is very fast paced, edge of the seat thriller. As for my character in the film, it is not very complicated. In fact for that matter, both Neetu and I are fairly simple characters. She is playing a negative villainous role while I am playing a victim. Simple. Also, when I get victimised then there is this trauma and pain also that come in.
Talking about trauma and pain, one is reminded of your last release Rokkk where your character got possessed. Tanushree, since you were pining a lot of hope on Rokkk, weren't you overtly disappointed with it's non-performance at the box office? On the contrary I was quite happy with the way Rokkk performed at the box office. Collections prove that it did a lot better than some other films that had come during that time. My producers were very happy and they laughed all the way to the bank. The film was made on a shoestring budget and it recovered more than what was expected. The DVD is also out now while there would be a satellite premier soon. For the kind of budget it was made in, we had many avenues from which we got quick recovery.
I was quite happy with the way Rokkk performed at the box office
I guess it is all about the perception factor in that case. That's true. The producers didn't do aggressive promotion after the film's release due to which not many know that the film actually made a lot of money in the B and C centres. Also, I was looking forward to some good appreciation coming my way and in that aspect, the film really worked for me. I don't have any complains around the promotion strategy though because I truly believe that when a film is good, it doesn't have to be promoted aggressively; especially in a negative way. It can just be done in such a clean manner; something that makes me very happy with Rokkk. There were no controversies
whatsoever.
No wonder, you sound dissatisfied with the promotion of Apartment. (Sighs) Apartment is a very good film. Now if it was bad then I wouldn't have cared about the promotion since I believed in the film right from the time it was narrated to me. I still believe in the makers. Also, I believe in the film till date because I have seen it. With the kind of budget assigned to it, it looks like it has been made on a much larger scale. Whether it is cinematography, clothes, locations, casting - everything is so appropriate. This is where Jag's expertise as a filmmaker with international experience
comes in. The entire team was so carefully put together and resultantly, Apartment looks so sleek. This is why it breaks my heart to see all kind of stories floated around in the market. I don't see why this is happening.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:43 am Two more women accuse Steven Seagal of sexual abuseNew York (ANI): Two more women have accused Steven Seagal of making unwanted sexual advances while they worked as his assistant. The women have submitted sworn declarations to help ex-model Kayden Nguyen, who is suing Seagal for 1 million dollars, claimingSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:42 am Multi-starrer Vedam releasing on May 20Multi-starrer film Vedam which features Allu Arjun, Manchu Manoj and Anuskha in the lead roles, is getting ready to hit the screens on May 20. The shooting of the film is completed recently. Producers say, "For the first time in theSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:26 am Budget blues: Yash Raj tells Kabir Khan to drop epic film
The budget crunch has eaten into one of the biggest production houses in the entertainment industry. According to well-placed sources close to Yash Raj Films, the banner which had till recently a reputation for an unbroken string of hits has now after setbacks like Dil Bole Hadippa, Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year and Pyaar Impossible instructed its roster of directors to shoot within reasonable budgets.
And financially impractical projects are a strict no-no. This, Kabir Khan discovered when after New York he decided to make a lavish big-budget epic. Initially, Aditya Chopra the Yash Raj scion was enthusiastic about the novel idea and gave Kabir a cart-blanche...
But as the script evolved it became clear to the producers that Kabir Khan's epic would be one of the most expensive films in the history of Yash Raj.
Aditya Chopra sat Kabir down for a meeting and calmly told him the epic project was not working.
Admits Kabir, "Yes I've abandoned my earlier script. This was a subject I had with me from even before I made my first feature film Kabul Express. You can say it's my dream project. And my dream is now on hold."
Kabir confirms that Aditya Chopra asked him to work on another more financially feasible subject. "After working on the earlier script for several months, I'm writing a new script. It's more of a fun film than New York. It is definitely not about global terrorism this time. I've said whatever I have had to on that subject. But a socio-political undercurrent can't be too far away from what I do."
As for Kabir's dream project, he hasn't given up on it. "That's the film I became a feature-director for. I won't give it up."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:06 am Rahman Kata Kata track in RAAVAN shot with 500 dancers!! - stardustco.in
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 22 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Lisa Ray - cancer-free and ready to re-embrace IndiaLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ten months after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, Canadian actress Lisa Ray says she is cancer free, has enjoyed being bald, and is ready to embrace her second home, India, with new vigour.Source: Reuters: Bollywood News | 22 Apr 2010 | 12:51 am Landmark Mumbai gay film fest eyes homosexuality debateMUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - A gay-and-lesbian themed film festival, said to be the biggest of its kind in India, opens on Thursday in an attempt to improve the image of gays in a nation where homosexuality still carries a heavy social stigma.Source: Reuters: Bollywood News | 22 Apr 2010 | 12:44 am Katrina not happy with her work in Raajneeti - Oneindia
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 10:50 pm Hollywood trumps Bollywood with dubbed fare in IndiaMUMBAI (Reuters) - James Cameron's 3D blockbuster "Avatar" was the second-highest grossing film of 2009 in India, a feat hitherto unthinkable for a foreign film in the world's most prolific movie industry.Source: Reuters: Bollywood News | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:42 pm Rihanna hospitalised. Will she carry on with her Last girl on Earth tour?In the midst of her European tour, Rihanna injured her rib that required her to be hospitalised. The injury took place during Monday's show in Zurich. Following the performance, Rihanna was taken to a private clinic at midnight and was released several hoSource: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:41 pm American Idol 2010 week 9: Performances, elimination, results, all detailsCrystal Bowersox performance was very good last time so no signs of worries for him who had an emotional moment when she sang 'People Get Ready'. Lee Dewyze is also looking safe after his wonderful performance and the judges loved it with Simon addSource: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:27 pm Ciara Ride video - watch the stunning new song featuring LudacrisCiara is out with her new stunning video Ride, featuring ludacris by getting low on the dance floor. Ciara is seen showing off her body and riding skills in the steamy video. The Ciara Ride video is available. Do not miss Ciara's Ride video.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:53 pm Kim Kardashian no clothes photo - natural without any airbrushingKim Kardashian wants to convey a strong message to everyone who sees her no clothes, naked, nude photographs which recently appeared in Harper's Bazaar. Kim wants to send a message to young girls to embrace natural beauty.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:20 pm Butler not to star in Saat Khoon Maaf: PriyankaActress Priyanka Chopra has slammed reports that her Scottish friend Gerard Butler has been signed to play one of her husbands in the upcoming film Saat Khoon Maaf.Source: | 21 Apr 2010 | 11:37 am I'm not trying to be judgemental with Raajneeti: JhaAfter highlighting issues like bondage labour and kidnappings in Bihar with Damul and Apaharan, Prakash Jha returns to the big screen with Raajneeti but the director says his upcoming film is not a judgemental take on Indian politics.Source: | 21 Apr 2010 | 11:26 am Crystal bowersox' performance on American idol: Video, ratings and other detailsOn Tuesday night' episode of American idol, the 24 year old singer Crystal Bowersox could not fight her emotions and hold her tears back when she sang People Get Ready by the Impressions. A lot of fans all over the country are waiting to see her performSource: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 21 Apr 2010 | 11:05 am City of Gold is way bigger than Vaastav: ManjrekarHis 1999 debut Vaastav depicted the dark underbelly of Mumbai and brought him acclaim as filmmaker but Mahesh Manjrekar believes that his latest film City of Gold, about the condition of city's mill workers in 80s, deals with a much larger issue.Source: | 21 Apr 2010 | 10:57 am Matt Damon, Keira Knightley to star in period dramaMatt Damon is all set to star alongside Keira Knightley for a new period drama Tender Is The Night. The movie is an adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's classic of the same name. The Invictus star will reportedly play the role of...Source: | 21 Apr 2010 | 10:43 am Check look: Sridevi's painting titled 'Thoughts'
A phenomenal actress, a Diva of her time, and a completely irreplaceable performer, Sridevi Kapoor was definitely one of a kind. Her movies would always leave you hungry for more, as she amazed you with her energy, acting, dancing and an unbeatable dialogue delivery.
Where she made her mark in Bollywood, the talented lady is now channelising her energy towards the other form of art. She is now wholeheartedly into painting that she wishes to share with her fans. Her recent painting called "Thoughts" is up for grabs at Christies Charity Buzz, a website that deals with auctions.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 21 Apr 2010 | 9:55 am Dancing with the Stars elimination April 20 - Check outMany people were shocked, many were surprised and a lot many had expected the elimination. The elimination of Dancing with the Stars April 20 was all fate. kate Gosselin has been eliminated from DWTS on April 20.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 21 Apr 2010 | 8:38 am Sendhil Ramamurthy has exactly 15 Hindi words in Ekta Kapoor's Shor
When this week American NRI actor Sendhil Ramamurthy flew down to Mumbai he had a shock waiting for him. His first Indian film It's A Wonderful Afterlife is being dubbed into Hindi.
Sendhil's thick but gracious American accent is a dead giveaway. He is not at all familiar with Hindi. And yet he will be seen spouting rapid fire Hindi dialogues in It's A Wonderful Afterlife.
He doesn't hesitate in expressing his displeasure. "I just heard about the dubbed version. I kinda hate it. I didn't know there was going to be a Hindi version. I'm surprised and not too happy to hear that I will be speaking in Hindi. I've heard myself speak in French, Japanese, Polish... and so many other languages that my serial Heroes was dubbed in. It sounds weird. It takes away from the performance. Now I'm about to hear myself in Hindi. I wish they just had Hindi sub-titles."
Sendhil's first Bollywood film Shor, produced by Ekta Kapoor, has him speaking in English. "My character is supposed to speak a smattering of bad Hindi in Shor. I have exactly fifteen words in Hindi in Shor. Trust me, I've counted them. I tried to get them to cut it down. I had thirty Hindi words to begin with. I campaigned to get them reduced by half. I must be the only actor in the world who has actually asked for my lines to be cut."
Sendhil says he doesn't see any incongruity in being a Bollywood actor who can't speak Hindi. "When I was here the last time my producer Ekta Kapoor had thrown a party for me to meet the Bollywood actors and actresses. When I apologetically confessed that I didn't speak in Hindi, they said, 'Neither do we.' I've to be realistic about what I can expect from my so-called Bollywood career. I can't play fluent Hindi-speaking hero. I wasn't born and raised in India. So a full-fledged Bollywood career is just not going to happen. But there're so many kinds of films being made in Bollywood."
Sendhil's second language is Kannada since his father is from Karnataka. "My mother is Tamil. My dad is Kannada. I can barely manage Kannada. I don't know Hindi at all. For those 15 words in Shor, I got a Hindi coach to tutor me and then I memorized them on my I-Pod. On my treadmill or while driving I learnt those fifteen words."
Speaking about the extensive media exposure, Sendhil says, "I do have a responsibility to promote a film when I am in it. And I've to rush back to start work on a new American television serial Covert Affairs from April 20. I wouldn't be in India for the premiere of Gurinder's film. I'm really disappointed. I wanted to be here for the premiere. I tried to accommodate it."
In Covert Affairs, Sendhil plays the male lead. "I get to play a character very different from what I play in Heroes. It's a childhood fantasy come-true. I'll be running around shooting guns. I don't only get to play out an action fantasy I get paid for it. I'm excited because I play an American CIA agent. It isn't an Indian character. I'm trying not to do culture-specific roles. It's very difficult.
Speaking on It's A Wonderful Afterlife, Sendhil says, "It's a fun film. I hope people will enjoy it. Nobody can accuse Gurinder of making the same film twice."
Sendhil is all praise for his co-star Shabana Azmi. "Shabana and I have kept in touch after shooting. My parents are her huge fans. When I was shooting with her in the UK they actually flew over from the United States to meet her. Shabana was so warm and generous with my parents."
Sendhil is married to actress Olga Sosnovska. "I met her in London at drama school. She's British-Polish. We have two children. I make sure the family travels with me when I'm shooting outside the US. They were with me the whole time in the UK when we did Gurinder's film. It's difficult to co-ordinate their schedules with mine. Luckily I've the means to fly them wherever I am."
Sendhil is pleased with his children's cosmopolitan upbringing. "They speak Polish with my wife. They go to a French school. And my parents speak to them in Kannada. So either my children are going to be amazingly cosmopolitan, or they'll just be confused. I'll let you know."Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 21 Apr 2010 | 7:33 am RamSinghKumaresh - The Animation Masterclass kickstarts from April 24
In a unique initiative to spread animation awareness and to bridge the prevailing gap between animation training and animation education in India, industry's three animation experts have to come together and initiated 'RamSinghKumaresh - The Animation Masterclass.'
These three experts are namely Vivek Ram, Ranjit Singh and Vaibhav Kumaresh who have a collective 40 years of practical work experience among them. They share a common belief in imparting practical and useful education that can genuinely enhance the creative ability of their students.
The first module of the classes is scheduled for 24th of this month at the Whistling Woods International Campus, Mumbai and will include the topics like construction of a story, principles of animation, and anatomy of visual development.
Speaking to BollywoodHungama.com, Ranjit Singh shared, "We have launched a series of professional masterclasses wherein the craft of animation and its underlying building blocks will be shared with the audience through a sustained effort,"
"These classes will focus on the fundamental principles of the art-form, aesthetics in art, technology as well as the craft of animation. Assignments, collective reviews, interactive discussions as well as live demonstrations are an integral part of the module design. Each masterclass will be covered across 3 days with a minimum 2 week interval per day." He added.
The target audience for these classes is animation students, practicing professionals and all students of visual media courses who may want to explore the powerful medium of animation. Vivek Ram, Ranjit Singh and Vaibhav Kumaresh are senior industry professionals who have been actively mentoring animation students individually for well over a decade.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 21 Apr 2010 | 7:10 am Nadiadwala to hire private jets to transport Housefull prints to Europe
In the absence of commercial flights to European countries producer Sajid Nadiadwala has no option but to hire private jets to take the prints of his on-release summer comedy Housefull to England and other European countries.
The volcanic ashes from Iceland has floated all the way to Bollywood...and nearly crashed into one the most mammoth summer release.
Sajid Khan's multi-starrer Housefull which releases next Friday (April 30) is in delivery doldrums. As per release rules the delivery overseas has to be made a week in advance of the release day.
Since most of the air traffic to Europe was still shut on Tuesday (with no sign of a partial let alone full recovery of flights for some days to come) Sajid Nadiadwala is in a state of panic.
"This is most unforeseen," he said on Tuesday, stressed and sleepless running helter-skelter looking for non-airborne means of transporting prints of Housefull to Europe.
Said the harrowed producer, "In all my years as a producer I've never encountered such a crisis. There're about a 100 prints to be taken into the Europe. Air traffic has come to a standstill. I'm hiring private jets to carry the prints to the nearest city with an open air base. From there the prints will be taken to various European cities by train or road. I'm so desperate I'm ready to employ any means of transportation...planes, trains, automobiles, whatever is available."
The added expenditure incurred by the paralysis of air traffic in Europe is the least of Nadiadwala's worries. "It doesn't really matter how much money it would cost. The important thing is to get the prints to the European centres on time. Or else the entire overseas release would be affected."
The harassed producer won't rest easy until a solution to the transportation deadlock is found. "It's been one crisis after another for me. First the underworld threats then this volcanic eruption."
So stressed is Sajid that he hasn't been able to enjoy the completion of his next project Anjaana Anjaani.
Says Sajid, "Ranbir Kapoor had a wrap-up party for Anjaana Anjaani. But I wasn't able to attend because of these two back-to-back crises at my workplace. Now I'll celebrate only when Housefull is released properly everywhere."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 21 Apr 2010 | 7:09 am 3 Idiots: Its effects and side effectsStudents need to look behind their moment's whim and into the reality. They remembered the message of 'following your heart's desire', but what they forgot is that hard work and persistence are the answer to reach the goal of success.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 21 Apr 2010 | 5:40 am Colombo, Sri Lanka to host the celebrated IIFA WeekendAfter a magical decade with celebrations across the world, the International Indian Film Academy [IIFA] will celebrate the IIFA Weekend and IIFA Awards in the exotic Emerald Island of Sri Lanka, this year. The 11th edition of IIFA will be held at the country's capital, Colombo, from June 3rd - 5th, 2010. As always, the IIFA Weekend, Sri Lanka will be a culmination of mega events that brings Indian cinema to the world. The IIFA Weekend includes the high-profile FICCI IIFA Global Business Forum, the IIFA Foundation Fashion Extravaganza, the IIFA Foundation Celebrity Cricket Match, World premieres of Indian films, IIFA Film Workshop and the climax of the Weekend, the spectacular IIFA Awards.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:18 am Live Chat: Anupam Kher on April 21 at 1500 hrs IST
For many of us, the term 'failure' means the end of everything and it may also mean the end of life! But, not for the man who everyone knows as Anupam Kher, because, for this man 'Failure is definitely the stepping stone to success. How else can you explain the fact that he did a convincing role of the historic 55 year old B V Pradhan onscreen in the cult Saaransh, when he was merely 27 years old in reality! The good news is, for all his fans worldwide that this golden man is back on the silver screen with yet another sterling performance in the forthcoming film Apartment.
Folks, it is this Anupam Kher who will be amidst all of you (courtesy, Bollywood Hungama's Celebrity Video Chat) on Wednesday 21 at 1500 hrs IST.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:40 am Live Chat: Riteish Deshmukh on April 21 at 1330 hrs IST
He maybe a politician's son but he wasn't the one to follow suit, infact he took a path far from politics and its likes. He went onto become Bollywood's celebrated star Riteish Deshmukh, one who became famous not because of his Daddy but because he has the knack to come on screen and make you laugh till it hurts. With a number of films vouching for his successful track record, Riteish is all set to tickle your funny bone in the next multi starrer Housefull, the making of which Bollywood Hungama exclusively showed you on it's high definition blog week after week. We are sure there are some questions you're almost aching to ask and we proudly present Riteish Deshmukh to you on our celebrity chat today on the 21st of April at 1330 hrs IST.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:38 am
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